The preliminary report by Woody Epstein, Takanao Nishimoto, Koji Okumura, Sam Swan, and Peter Yanev.
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Schools in the April 14, 2016 M7.0 Kumamoto Earthquake
A Lesson from Japan’s Latest Destructive Earthquake on How to Strengthen Older Schools (and Buildings) by Peter Yanev Yanev Associates and Kuramoto Earthquake Investigation Team Technical Leader Once again, I find myself in Japan immediately after a big earthquake. I left California the day after a Magnitude (M) 7.0 earthquake hit Japan’s Kyushu Island to …
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Kumamoto Earthquake Journal Photos (Mashiki Town)
We have spent the morning writing the report and choosing photographs. Here are the first about Mashiki Town.
Kumamoto Earthquake Journal (4/19)
Woody’s journal from 4/19
Earthquakes in Kyushu
We have put together an earthquake investigation team of international experts to visit Kyushu starting the evening of 4/17. The team is made up of some of the same experts who did the IAEA Mission to Onagawa investigation after the 3.11 Great Tohoku Earthquake.
If you would like more information, please contact me directly.